Three of the top five in the WTA rankings were eliminated on Thursday as Iga Swiatek, Anett Kontaveit and Ons Jabeur all went down.
The 26-year-old wrapped up his third-round match in just 58 minutes to book a clash with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.
The Briton knocked out Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka in the first two rounds.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Carlos Alcaraz, Cameron Norrie, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev all lived up to their rankings on Thursday.